Re: Chambers and Marshall : Thu Aug 03, 2023 7:20 am  

Wires71 wrote:

But... there is no reason we cannot compete at the very top of SL given our fundamentals now. We are a wealthy club with a large following, excellent facilities, modern stadium in a large town. Why on earth can we not compete with St Helens? To suggest "it was ever thus" is defeatist in my view and lacks ambition.

Indeed, the game moves on.

If teams stayed dominant forever, then Batley, Dewsbury and Swinton would still be the top teams in Rugby League.

Re: Chambers and Marshall : Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:54 pm  

The break now should help them get across what they want by the Leeds game, and they should get no time off and start to train how to become a team again.

Re: Chambers and Marshall : Mon Aug 07, 2023 2:27 am  

sally cinnamon wrote:

Back in the day we used to have good backs-against-the-wall performances when a caretaker coach came in.

Remember when Dorahy left, and we put Alex Murphy and Paul Cullen in charge for a game at Wilderspool against Wigan, and Nigel Vagana blitzed them with a hat-trick. One of my favourite Wire games of the 1990s. I remember the build up and hype about that game being unusually high and I had a feeling all week that we would win.

The one I didn't expect to win was after DVDV left and then Neil Kelly who was supposed to be taking over, changed his mind and re-signed with Widnes. Paul Darbyshire took charge against Bradford who were at their most dominant and we beat them in a night game on Sky with Rob Smyth running the winning try into the corner near the end.

That being the game that was due to be shown by BSKYB, they pulled out 24 hrs before expected a landslide result.
The game they switched to was a landslide result. Ours s classic.

Re: Chambers and Marshall : Mon Aug 07, 2023 11:06 am  

Good to see they not getting a week off. https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... ead-coach/

Good to see they not getting a week off. https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... ead-coach/

Re: Chambers and Marshall : Mon Aug 07, 2023 1:46 pm  

rubber duckie wrote:

That being the game that was due to be shown by BSKYB, they pulled out 24 hrs before expected a landslide result.
The game they switched to was a landslide result. Ours s classic.

That wasn't the one.
The Vagana game was 1997
The one Sky welched on, was 4 years later. But you were right about one thing. IT WAS A CLASSIC. A Briers/Langer masterclass

Re: Chambers and Marshall : Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:12 pm  

Happy enough for them to see out the season.

Re: Chambers and Marshall : Mon Aug 07, 2023 6:39 pm  

Chambers DoR will Marshall get Chambers old job or still be part of the first team coaching.

Re: Chambers and Marshall : Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:07 pm  

Unsure Karetaker, but I think the DOR role is something that was really needed.
KP - spread too thinly - can focus on more of the non-rugby element, with the DOR reporting to him.

Whether Chambers is the right man or not, I don't know but he comes across as an honest and decent guy - just like when he was playing, but Id like to see the job spec for the role and how he measured up, and who else was considered.

Re: Chambers and Marshall : Mon Aug 07, 2023 8:25 pm  

I'm sure I read marshall will stay on as first team coach. I think that's great support, even better if Long comes in as well. Lots of coaching experience there to help Sam out.

I'm quite excited about this to be honest.

Re: Chambers and Marshall : Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:06 am  

Would think it’s got to be by Friday the appointment of whoever is coming in to work with these guys.